I would have to disagree with elmtailye. The verb "be" is a linking verb that identifies the subject as equal to the verb. The singular "I" cannot be equated with the plural "friends." It would be proper to say "Let's be friends," as then it is a plural "us" with "friends."

There is a common occurance in any language where two phrases or cliched ideas become one because they are so closely related.In this case, "friends" has unwittingly and inadvertantly become an adjective. When a culture becomes used to one version of a word, it tends to 'bleed' into other uses. At one point the phrase was probably "Are we friends? Yes, we're friends." People walked around town saying "Hey everyone, we are friends!" That subtle conditioning of using the plural noun form of the word all the time made it a "brand name" rather than a noun and thus the functionality of the word is ignored. Example: Do you have a Kleenex? Yes, I have three Kleenex, but I don't have five Kleenexes. See what I mean? The brand-name phenomenon trumps the grammar.

Everyone always tells about their friends, they'll be 'Friends Forever,'but how often does that last? You might be best friends one year,pretty good friends the next year, don't talk that often the next year,and don't want to talk at all the year after that.

Remember, everyone needs a friend. Someday you might feel like you have no friends at all, just remember this e-mail and take comfort in knowing somebody out there who cares about you and always will.

Remember, to never lose touch with those friends you've made here, because you have all changed and grown enormously together, and that is something very sacred to be shared.

Remember, you are here for a short while, time flies before you realize it, so make it last, make it memorable, make it the best time of your life, the best memories that you can carry with you for the rest of you days, Remember, to love the ones you love, life isn't forever.

I agree. I saw your position on "I could care less", and I must say THANK YOU. I have been trying to convince my friends of this and no one listens!. When I hear it, I want to hurt myself. "I couldn't care less" It's not very difficult to add an n't. People.

"I'd like to be your friend," is OK."I'd like to be a friend with you," does not sound like a native speaker said it."I'd like to be a friend of yours," sounds OK. You'd like to join those who are already my friends."I'd like us to be friends," sounds like maybe the person refered to by "you" might not want to be friends and you're trying to convince her/him.